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Checklist for Family Empididae Latreille, 1809 (Balloon flies)
and region New Mexico (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
547
5477
13777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5469
13770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5386
13605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
4388
11492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
861
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
700
1593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
188
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
34
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEmpididae
Latreille, 1809
Balloon flies, Dagger flies, Dagger fly, Dance Flies
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Mexico
11 Genera with 21 Species
Chelifera Macquart, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Clinocera Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Coptophlebia Bezzi, 01SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Heleodromia Haliday, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1902Balloon Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Roederiodes Coquillett, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Tachyeurpis1SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Mexico
21 Species
Chelifera neangusta Macdonald, 1994
Clinocera caerulea Sinclair, 2008
Coptophlebia anthophila
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Empis nodipoplitea Steyskal, 1965Bolinas ceanothus
Empis peregrina Melander, 1902
Empis pudica Loew, 1861
Empis tenebrosa (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Empis hirticrus Melander, 1928
Heleodromia pullata Melander, 1902
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemerodromia sinclairi Macdonald, 1998
Hilara atra Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Hilara neomexicanus Melander, 1902
Rhamphomyia flexuosa Coquillett, 1895
Rhamphomyia mallos Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Rhamphomyia ravida Coquillett, 1895
Roederiodes wirthi Chillcott, 1961
Tachyeurpis cinerea
Wiedemannia (Philolutra) simplex Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Empididae with occurrences in New Mexico
SubfamilyClinocerinae
Collin, 1928
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmpidinae
Latreille, 1809
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemerodromiinae
Schiner, 1862
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Empididae (Latreille 1809)
Empididae (Latreille 1809)


Links, sources and further information
Empididae at aramel.free.fr
Empididae at artfakta.se
Empididae at dyntaxa.se
Empididae at gbif.org
Empididae at irmng.org
Empididae at itis.gov
Empididae at marinespecies.org